For the second week in a row, USDA's export inspections report indicated containers of soybeans for shipment to North Korea were inspected last week. However, no soybean sales to that country have been announced by USDA/FAS. U.S. Soybean Shipments Destined to North Korea? This week's USDA export inspections report indicated containers holding 2,298 MT of soybeans for shipment to North Korea were inspected last week. This was the second week in a row that inspections for this destination occurred, although no soybean sales to North Korea have been announced by USDA/FAS. I checked with USDA, but officials there have no more information on the accuracy of the destination or the supplier. However, if the shipments are U.S. government ai...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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